The world needs more dedicated and skilled doctors, pharmacists and nurses as diseases like Covid-19 are spreading globally, together with other diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, meningitis and stroke.
It is therefore vital to establish a practical, first-class educational environment that meets all communal needs. With ten years of experience, DTU offers one the most reputable programs in Central Vietnam, with high entry requirements, international training and the most modern infrastructure and equipment available.
Surgery practice at the DTU Center for Medical Simulation
Selecting high-scoring applicants
The General Practitioner, Odonto-Stomatology, Bachelor of Pharmacy and Nursing majors are exceptionally important disciplines dealing with people’s lives. DTU’s objective is to educate ethical doctors and nurses with comprehensive knowledge and in-depth professional skills. This is why enrollment requirements in Health Sciences at DTU are more stringent than in others.
DTU Health Science applicants with high academic credentials
The DTU Admissions Board announced its 2020 admissions criteria based on 2020 High School Graduation Exam (HSGE) results for:
- General Nursing: 19
- Bachelor in Pharmacy: 21
- General Practitioner: 22
- Odonto-Stomatology: 22
Transcript-based admissions criteria
- Nursing: Three-subject score of 19.5 or 12th grade graduates with honors, or with high school graduation grades of at least 6.5
- Pharmacy, General Medicine, Odonto-Stomatology: Three-subject score of 24 or applicants who graduated 12th grade magna cum laude or higher, or with high school graduation grades of at least 8.
International collaboration to share high-quality curricula
DTU focused on the creation of Health Sciences majors into key disciplines to graduate highly professional healthcare workers and, over the years, has established partnerships with universities around the world to share their advanced programs, upgrade teaching methods and infrastructure, including the University of Illinois in Chicago, which has the most comprehensive program in Medicine and Nursing in the US, and the University of Pittsburgh, ranked seventh in the US in Health Sciences. Elsewhere, others include the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel, the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, Burapha University, Khon Kaen and Mahidol University in Thailand, the Sun-Moon and Dong-A University in South Korea.
DTU partners with other universities and hospitals
General Practitioner majors learn about child psychiatry, tuberculosis and lung disease, orthopedic trauma, cancer, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, endocrine surgery, clinical medicine and hematology, while Odonto-Stomatology students study the structure, function, and operation of the human chewing system, the diagnosis and treatment of common odonto-stomatologic diseases, like cavities, periodontal disease and oral infections, and the diagnosis and pre-treatment of odonto-stomatologic diseases, including tooth deviation or loss, cancer, birth defects, traumatic facial inflammation and so on.
DTU collaborates to provide internships, international studies and career opportunities
In Nursing, DTU has established relationships with the Suganuma Corporation, LC Partners and the Seirei Social Welfare Community in Japan, as well as universities in Israel, Sweden, Thailand and the Philippines to broaden student qualifications and to open up new and attractive career opportunities.
Graduates may also extend their studies for two years to obtain an International Master’s degree in Nursing, in partnership with Fooyin University in Taiwan, and the very first class just graduated.
Lecturers from Pittsburgh University teaching at the DTU MedSim Medical Simulation Center
DTU has also committed to an intensive five-year Bachelor of Pharmacy program, covering:
- General biology & genetics
- General & inorganic chemistry
- Pharmaceutical organization, management and legislation
- Pharmacognosy
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical business administration
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- Pharmaceutical processing and manufacturing
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Bachelor of Pharmacy topics include drug manufacturing and development, clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical economics & management, drug quality control, pharmacognosy and traditional medicine. Graduates can expand their qualifications and experience by studying for a Master of Pharmacology Management degree.
Lecturers from the DTU Faculty of Nursing in Taiwan (above) and on a two-month training course in Medical Simulation at the University of Pittsburgh
Health Science courses incorporate the PBL proactive project-based teaching method, used in the life science and medical education internationally. DTU also applies several of the latest lecturing and practice techniques, such as simulation, evidence-based nursing practice and team-based learning (TBL).
Professor Ara Tekian from the University of Illinois University (above) and the staff of the WISER Institute of Simulation at Pittsburgh University, training DTU lecturers and Danang doctors
Well-equipped state-of-the-art training labs
Health Sciences education at DTU has always focused on practical skills. The university proactively invested in the following well-equipped laboratories, specializing in:
- Physics, Chemistry, & Biology
- Pathophysiology & Immunology Practice
- Microbiology & Parasitology Practice
- Hematology
- Histology & Pathology Practice
- Analytical Chemistry
- Nursing Practice
- MedSim Medical Simulation
DTU Medical, Pharmaceutical and Nursing laboratories
Several powerful supporting applications are available to ensure efficient learning, including:
- The 3D anatomy simulation model, with 3,924 technological details of the human body
- The eCPR training system specializing in first aid heart and lung resuscitation procedures
- The DTU-Vent professional medical ventilator, available for Covid-19 patients
These applications were all invented and manufactured by DTU staff and lecturers, who were trained abroad to teach about prevention, treatment and cures in healthcare services in the community.
Products that students can take advantage of
DTU Bachelor in Pharmacy students also benefit from face-to-face experience at the fully-equipped DTU University Pharmacy, under the guidance of professional pharmacists, who recommend which medicines to use and how to administer them.
The University Pharmacy and students
DTU meanwhile collaborates with local hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers and chain stores to provide additional knowledge and skills from experienced doctors and pharmacists.
In 2020 season, DTU continues to award preferential scholarships to students of Health Sciences:
- Applicants from Gia Lai, Daklak, Kontum, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, and Binh Dinh will receive Scholarship Vouchers worth: 2.5 million vnd, when signing up for any major but Pharmacy and 2.9 million vnd, when signing up for Pharmacy
- Applicants from all other locations will receive Scholarship Vouchers worth 2.2 million vnd for any Health Sciences major.
or contact:
DTU Enrolment Center
254 Nguyen Van Linh, Danang
Hotlines: 1900 2252 - 0905 294 390 - 0905 294 391
Email: tuyensinh@duytan.edu.vn
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DTU
- Among Asia's 500 top universities by QS in 2020
- Second Vietnamese university to obtain American ABET accreditation
- 1,659th in the top 2,000 universities worldwide and third of four in Vietnam by CWUR
- 1,147th in the top 2,500 universities worldwide and third of eight in Vietnam by URAP
- Second of ten leading universities of Vietnam in international publications, ranked in 2019 by the Nature Index.
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